Q: Is 48,609 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,609 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 48609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 491 1,473 4,419 5,401 16,203 and 48,609, with no remainder.
Since 48,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,609, it is not a prime number.